Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 23 June 2026 to WPQ 9853, when frontline services will receive funding referenced in the document entitled Freedom from violence and abuse: a cross-government strategy to build a safer society for women and girls, published on 18 December 2025.

Answered by Natalie Fleet

On 15 June 2026, the Home Office launched funding competitions for the VAWG Helplines Scheme, and VAWG Advocacy Support Fund which will strengthen support for victims, including specialist provision to address gaps in local services, and the Domestic Abuse and Stalking Perpetrator Intervention Fund, which includes for the first time ringfenced funding for interventions for children who use harm.

These competitions will deliver on the commitments we made in the VAWG Strategy. Further information can be found on ‘Find Government Grants’ - GOV.UK.

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made with Cabinet colleagues on the knife crime strategy.

Answered by Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

We are working hard with Cabinet colleagues to deliver our goal to halve knife crime within a decade. We published youth knife possession guidance that delivers tougher consequences for knife carriers. Our May Youth Justice White Paper outlines comprehensive reforms to ensure harmful behaviours are responded to – firmly, fairly, proportionately.

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The Transport Committee is examining how transport issues can act as a barrier to young people finding, taking up and remaining in employment or training.

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The Transport Committee is looking at how effectively the Government is keeping women and girls safe as they travel, and what more could be done to ensure that they can make their journeys without fear of violence, intimidation or harassment.